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ono, nym, onym
word; name
Question | Answer |
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acronym | an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words or parts of a series of words |
anonymous | not named or identified; done by someone unknown |
antonym | a word that means the opposite of another word |
eponym | a person for whom something, such a s a city, building or street has been named |
heteronym | one of two or more words that are spelled alike but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as bass voice and bass, a fish |
homonym | one of two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and meaning, such as isle and aisle |
onomatopoeia | the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer |
oronym | a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as a gray day and grade A |
pseudonym | false name; a fictitious name |
synonym | one of two or more words that have the same meaning |